Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-01-31

horses. call at Lnclf STABLES anu you Can
buy them cheap. They will trade them
for cattle or other horses, if desired.
Barton
The Thespians will play at Opera
Hall one week from Friday evening.
The great labor strike continues in
New York. and it is estimated that
the damage done already amounts to
$4,000. 900.
The NJ. F. Ladies' Aid Society
meets with Mrs. Glazier on Thursday
afternoon and evening next. Gen
tlemen invited to tea. Full attendance
desired.
Those who would like to learn the
art Of chair bottoming with cane, will
find opportunity at the Cobb house,
where Austin Mossman viii show how
it is done.
Our readers have noticed the pros
pectus of LitteIPs Lining Age. This
Is q most valuable periodical, and
we recommend it to any who need a
periodical of the kind.
All persons that have claims or
unsettled accounts against the town
Of Barton. are requested to meet the
selectmen at the office of B. NJ. r.
Nelson next Saturday, Feb. 9TH.
The new Methodist church is near
" completed. and everybody is more
than pleased with the construction,
finish. frescoing. windows, etc 1t
will probably be dedicated the last
week in February.
Those interested in the standing
Of the st. Johnsbury Savings Bank,
viii note the annual statement pub
lished elsewhere. We also publish
the statement of the Lyndon Savings
Bank. Both banks appear to be in
a prosperous condition.
We think that it would be hard to
find better kept hardware store, in
Guiding tin, stoves, and everything
in all these lines. and much else. than
the II. T. Seaver store in this village.
He has added much to his conven-
fence in going into larger and better
quarters in Opera block.
Some people claim that they have
instructed Us or our agent to stop the
MONITOR at a certain time, and it is
not stopped. Our rule is to stop
every paper when the time is out if
we have been notified TO discontinue
1t. Whenever there are arrearages
they must be paid before the paper
viii stop.
There is said to be a counterfeit
silver % dollar of the year 1882
stamp. The work, ring and general
appearance Of the spurious coin are
all good. but there is a reddish color
about the piece that shows its spuri-
BUSINESS. We have had no serious
difficulty in disposing of the small
amount of silver deposited in this of
fee, and we presume others are not
afflicted with good or bad coin.
The Passumpsic railroad has issued
a handsome circular giving the Off
cial program Of the Montreal carnival
next month. The carnival occurs
February III and promises to be as
brilliant an affair as any in the history
Of that city. Greatly reduced rates
from stations along the Passumpsic
road are announced. Round trip
tickets from stations between West
Burke and Coventry, $3.50. Tickets
good going from Feb. ,. to arrive in
Montreal until morning Of Feb. IL;
good returning to arrive at destina-
ton until Feb. 10.
Chas. F. PercivaI is constantly in
creasing his wholesale furniture bus
mess. Recently he has started up a
manufacturing enterprise at North
Troy where a lot of frames prepared
for upholstered goods are to be
made. Mr.. Percival is spreading
out in the line of chairs, lounges, and
other upholstered goods. His fore
man in this line, Geo. Dean, is rap
i'd, tasty, and excellent workman.
We are glad TO note Mr.. Percivars
prosperity.
Those who were instrumental in
helping to furnish liquor to poor
man, possessed of depraved and IN
controllable appetite. thereby causing
his death, ought TO feel that they are
murderers. not only of the victim,
but Of a stricken wife and aged mother.
whose happiness, if not lives. will be
destroyed by the inhuman act If
death and sorrow had fallen where it